You know how rockstars get anything they want before a show? Their rider.
Want champagne, cocaine and licorice? Sorted.
Chocolate covered ants and a map of Ireland? Be my guest.
Look, I love making music, but the rockstar lifestyle has never appealed to me. After a recent backstage experience, I have been thinking about riders and what I'd ask for...
I'm a big fan of expensive notebooks. Because I journal so much, I get through a lot of them. Paper quality (ie. price) matters because I only use fountain pens and I hate it when the ink bleeds through.
For a notebook, a Leuchtturm1917 is pretty expensive. But it's the Ferrari of notebooks. Compared to bottles of Bollinger, it's no great expense for the promoter. It's also not illegal, unlike some people's riders. I'd ask for that, and maybe some licorice too.
So there's the career plan: become a world-famous musician, then use my rock star powers for good and receive an endless supply of fancy stationary.